SteveC
-
Posts
5,389 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
1
Everything posted by SteveC
-
It is not just that players' contacts run out at the end of the season but, even more destabilising, their agents start taking to clubs re their futures in 10 days. By the time we pay the timz we could have most of the first team squad avoiding injury so they don't jeopardise their arranged moves.
-
Derek Llambias: Undesirable Connections and an Uncertain Future
SteveC replied to buster.'s topic in Rangers Chat
Everywhere we look there is trouble. Those still holding out hope re King have the news linked to below to concern themselves with, too. I imagine it would mean many a year of legal wrangling if it progresses: http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2014/12/21/tax-u-turns-on-cards-after-probe-into-sars-rogue-unit -
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer = no surprise!
SteveC replied to SteveC's topic in Rangers Chat
........ Deleting earlier reply as there's no point in repeating the same thing year after year. Pity, not clear and obvious reasoning, is called for, especially when the latter is automatically dismissed as erroneous. -
As we were discussing last week, perhaps they know a massive points deduction will be coming before the end of the season and staff leaving due to admin... so managerial and player positions are irrelevant anyway. Or they just don't care at all which most of us have been predicting. It is a nightmare either way.
-
Kenny Burns: I don’t want Billy Davies ruining my Rangers I DON’T want Billy Davies managing my team Rangers. I would hate it if he was to be given the job at Ibrox. He’s already messed up one club I love in Nottingham Forest – twice! – I don’t want him doing the same at my boyhood club. I’ve supported Rangers since I was a boy, having been born in Glasgow, and there’s no way I want Davies, who is not good enough as a manager to deserve the job and is also a divisive figure, as boss. I’m amazed he’s being talked about as one of the favourites for the job, if Ally McCoist ends up leaving the club, when there are so many more decent managers around. He might have twice led Forest to the play-off semi-finals in the Championship in his first spell in charge at the City Ground, but he failed in his task to get them back into the Premier League. The way he fell out with former Forest owner Nigel Doughty before being sacked the first time in 2011 still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. And don’t even get me started on his second spell at the club, what a farce that was. When Fawaz Al Hasawi finally axed him back in March, after a 5-0 defeat to Derby County, which is one of the most humiliating days for the club in recent years, it was long overdue. I will certainly be keeping a close eye on Ibrox today, with talk they might dispense with McCoist, who is working his 12-month notice after resigning last week, after an annual general meeting. I hope they don’t let McCoist go. He’s as big as Rangers legend as Stuart Pearce is a Forest one, so I’d love to see him stay on and finish the job of getting the club back into the Scottish Premier League one day. I still remember one of Davies’ saying when he at Forest. He was always saying ‘I can only advise and recommend’ when he talked about player signings he suggested to the board. Well I advise and recommend Rangers don’t give him the manager’s job. http://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottin...#ixzz3MYbdksx8
-
And has a history of injury.
-
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer = no surprise!
SteveC replied to SteveC's topic in Rangers Chat
Are you still trying to give yourself some credence for your love-in with corporate rapist after cheating, thieving scum that have all but killed the club by claiming they had good sides? Hell, my German friend, Hitler was anti-fox hunting (a pro in my eye) but that doesn't quite ameliorate his cons, eh? As for "everyday punter" are you claiming your mighty insight allows you to see good in Whyte and Green that ordinary mortals fail to notice as they remove the family silver from Govan to live it up abroad? You are correct that Admin should get involved, but not in the way that you are hoping. It's a pity as a reasoned debate on why Ashley is no Whyte or Green could have been interesting but as only you can see what ordinary punters cannot, it's pointless now. -
"He said: “The one thing John always had was respect from everybody." Except the toxic e-mailer who dismissed him as "thick"....And who is still there, despite us being promised he'd gone:wtf2:
-
I would certainly hope so.
-
http://mobile.newsnow.co.uk/A/750041393?-11344:801 Interesting article here. I am on my phone and cutting and pasting is not easy... Apologies
-
-
Well put... Though it is not nearly so much fun. I'm guessing.
-
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer = no surprise!
SteveC replied to SteveC's topic in Rangers Chat
Wrong thread, sorry.......... -
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer = no surprise!
SteveC replied to SteveC's topic in Rangers Chat
he still does say that but, in context: He added: “When Mike bought Newcastle from me, I talked to his team when I was negotiating with him. “They wanted to use Newcastle as a brand name to sell Sports Direct products in the Far East and he will do the same with Rangers. “If Mike builds a decent team at Rangers then it is only a matter of time before they start winning things again. “With a fair wind, Rangers will be backin the Champions League again and that will mean that Mike has an even better marketing tool for his products than Newcastle — because Newcastle have not won anything and don’t look like doing so." that came just after this choice quote: "“It is very good news for Rangers fans that Derek has been installed as chief executive. “At Newcastle, he got a grip on the club and under him a strong team was put in place off the field to make sure things went well on it. He ran a very tight ship.”" Struck me as odd, I thought Hall had hated him.... -
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer = no surprise!
SteveC replied to SteveC's topic in Rangers Chat
SBS I agreed with your post above but in the interests of everyone getting a fair shout, I should point out that there's praise - almost a eulogy - for MA and LameBoss in the Sun by Sir John Hall who thinks they'll be brilliant for Rangers. The Sun is behind a firewall (and no, I won't join it even for you fine folk) and although the article is quoted in full on FF, no URL is given so I am presuming I should not copy and paste it into here. It's quite something.... -
Yes, but I meant it as an answer to what we are like if we are not, as you said "a sum of our parts". If the building blocks of the club (the parts) are what I list then the entity (the sum) will become the kind of horror show that currently exists and inevitably the few things that remain will be sold off - and then we are not The Rangers.
-
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer = no surprise!
SteveC replied to SteveC's topic in Rangers Chat
It's also what most people I talk to believe. Fans of English clubs, most non-forum Rangers fans, it's what I hear on the media, it's what I hear from many ex players. Any Newcastle fan pointing out the truth is treated as though he is the delusional one. Madness rules this shitty world -
It goes back to your comment on another thread re "widespread apathy" and "downright defeatism", Zappa. We're like animals in a science lab test - we've been prodded, probed, tortured, disorientated, conned by or so called carers, filled with toxins and every time we think there is an escape, further brutality has awaited instead. We're losing the will to live.
-
I wish I had your confidence. Seems very unlikely the way things are going. I wonder how many Leeds fans still think they will.
-
The answer to that is evident from the club we now support. We are not ourselves, we are something else - something tawdry, cheap, undignified, incompetent, shady, corrupt and a laughing stock. Whatever we are, we are either not The Rangers or virtually not The Rangers. Everyone seems to be striving to eliminate the "virtually" from that sentence.
-
Apparently last Friday was the first time our standards have dropped
SteveC replied to SteveC's topic in Rangers Chat
Full text - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo..._campaign=1490 Ally McCoist: How people remember me means more to me than anything. That’s the important thing In 12 months’ time, maybe less, Ally McCoist will no longer be the manager of Rangers. How supporters remember him as a man matters greatly. ‘The most important thing for me and how I handle this situation is that I can look myself in the mirror,’ said McCoist yesterday. ‘I think of the great people that used to be here; the Greigs, the Jardines, the Smiths and the Wallaces. And I’ve got a job to do not to let them down. (It was business as usual as McCoist was all smiles as he lead a Rangers' training session at Murray Park - photo) ‘Everyone will have a different opinion but the only thing that matters is that the Rangers supporters felt that I did everything I did for them and for the club. That will be the only thing that matters to me. ‘How people remember means more to me as a person than anything else. That is the important thing for me.’ Until a few months ago his legacy was secure. Copper-bottomed. With 355 goals to his credit, Ally McCoist was and remains a Rangers icon. A popular, gregarious character who showed a steely, resolute side to his personality during the bleak winter days of February 2012. Yet the events of recent weeks have begun to alter perceptions. Supporters – one or two directors as well - see the results and ask why, if he cares for Rangers this much, McCoist doggedly clings to office? There is no joy in the criticism. It pains Rangers supporters to question the man most still regard as Super Ally. Legally, many accept he is entitled to every penny he receives. Morally, however, some openly ask now if McCoist shouldn’t recognise the plight the club are in and ‘do the decent thing.’ If he shouldn’t walk away and let someone else deliver value for money – and promotion - on the football pitch. (Rangers captain Lee McCulloch in hysterics as he didn't seem to be too affected by his manager's decision - photo) I’ve been trying to do my best for the club and hope people realise that,’ he countered. ‘That means more than anything to me. ‘People will have different opinions on my management skills and techniques, but I would hope that even the people who are justified in criticising me would appreciate that the mistakes I have made have been honest ones. ‘As a player, assistant manager and then manager I’ve always had a fantastic relationship with the supporters. That’s something I value as much as anything. There will be ones who thought I was hopeless as a centre forward or as a manager but the most important thing is that they know that all I’ve tried to do is do my best for them and for the club.’ Time is always the healer with these things. The closest parallel to McCoist is John Greig, the greatest living Ranger who endured a dismal spell as manager before resigning in 1983. Yet in the years since they have built a statue to his memory, even if Greig – like McCoist - has been sickened by the events of the last three years. Inevitably, legends are remembered for what they did on the pitch. In time, the travails of McCoist over the last two years will be forgotten and his relationship with supporters repaired. Distancing himself from the mayhem of recent times was essential for that to happen. ‘I have to be truthful and say that once I made the decision there was a sense of relief there,’ he said. ‘I think probably just the last three years or so probably has certainly been taxing and difficult at times. So there is probably relief that I will definitely be able to spend time with my family and things like that. Do things that I want to do myself.’ (McCoist (left) shares a joke with former player Nacho Novo during the training session at Murray park - photo) Nevertheless, the magnitude of the decision can hardly be overestimated. He spoke with trusted allies, Walter Smith amongst them, before making it. The departure of long-term, low-earning club employees was also a factor in the tendering of his resignation. ‘It was one of the hardest decisions of my life, without doubt. But it is the right decision,’ he said. When it’s over, he won’t turn his back on football. He couldn’t. Few doubt a long-running dispute with the BBC will be put to one side because he is a television natural. Another crack at management is not out of the question, but there is a caveat. ‘Not in Scotland,’ said McCoist. ‘I don’t know where. I would hate to say something and then it comes back to haunt me. But I don’t think I could manage or coach any other team in Scotland. ‘I love the game. Whether it is coaching somewhere else, or managing somewhere else or being involved in some other capacity, I couldn’t see myself not being involved in football.’ His curriculum vitae features successive promotions from Scotland’s lower leagues. At any other club, sitting second in the promotion race would be grounds for celebration rather than dismissal or resignation, but McCoist knows better than most how unique the demands of Rangers can be. ‘I probably think top of the CV would be “can handle management under stressful situations,”’ he grinned. ‘That would be top of the list. That would be up there in bold print. That would be all I could say really. ‘As I have said before, I think it has been very difficult. Everybody will have their own opinions, which everyone is entitled to, but it is not just as clear cut as that because there has been a lot of differing and varying factors that have affected my management and would affect anybody else’s management.’ Some of the opinions expressed have come from unexpected quarters. Rangers messageboards buzzed this week with claims that the relationship between McCoist and his old strike partner Mark Hateley had cooled after the Englishman allegedly began briefing against him behind his back. Hateley denies the allegations furiously, but has been unable – so far – to explain himself personally. ‘I’ve not had a chance to speak to Mark,’ said McCoist, ‘but I will. It’s another thing but I’ve got to tell you lads I’m not annoyed and I’m not bothered. Big Mark and I have been through a lot together and we’ll sit down and have a chat. It’s simple. ‘We’re both big boys and, as I say, we’ve been through an awful lot together.’ Hateley – and John Greig – were able to put their status as Rangers favourites to use when they stopped playing. McCoist owns a million shares, but is unable to say how his own relationship with the club will develop when the ill feeling of recent weeks abates and he is gone. ‘I haven’t thought about that. But I would imagine I will be taking a seat in the stand with my sons and watching the games.’ The plan is to be watching a Rangers team back in the SPFL Premiership. Whether that happens on his watch as manager depends to a huge extent on how the players respond to his resignation in the coming weeks. Possibly months. The early signs in Dumfries were unpromising. ‘I can understand people thinking standards might drop among players when they know a manager is leaving,’ said McCoist. ‘But I can assure the supporters we won’t allow that to happen. ‘The standards did drop for the first time last Friday night. There is absolutely no excuse for the level of performance we put in last Friday. So we need to reassure people that standards at our club will be as high as possible.’ At Rangers, an ongoing football circus, it’s been some time since anyone was able to say that. -
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2881390/Ally-McCoist-people-remember-means-s-important-thing.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 ALLY'S delusions... "The standards did drop for the first time last Friday night. There is absolutely no excuse for the level of performance we put in last Friday. ." The first time! So playing Alloa three times recently and not winning once was not standards slipping. Losing to all the diddy teams he has in his reign.... And he calls last Friday "the first time". And he thinks he can manage elsewhere in the future. And, as I said last week, he genuinely thinks he had done a good job.
-
Yes, apparently the players are "determined to repay the fans" (How many times have we heard that now?)
-
No need to sit on the fence, Dragonfly. You can speak your mind freely
-
We are so very important that he won't even tell us why he handed in his notice. God alone knows how badly he treats unimportant folk then.